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PD Videos Provide Suicide Prevention Training
School Improvement Network — Monday, May 07, 2012
School Improvement Network announced this week the release of a new series of professional development videos for teachers, created from video footage of the Prevent Suicide Hawai'i conference. The professional development video program will help educators identify warning signs of suicide before it occurs, outline available resources... Read More »
Bellwether Media Joins Capstone Digital's myON reader
Capstone Digital — Monday, May 07, 2012
Capstone Digital announces a new partnership with Bellwether Media, publisher of educational materials for beginning and struggling readers, to extend the myON™ reader platform with the addition of 50 new titles from its leveled nonfiction for early readers in grades K-3, the Blastoff! Readers brand, Read More »
Shmoop Launches 'Shmoop Careers'
Shmoop — Monday, May 07, 2012
oop announces the launch of the new Shmoop Careers section. You can use this guide to glean more information about career paths you may be considering, or to open your mind up to new avenues that perhaps you never knew existed. (Actuary? What in tarnation is that?) For each career, Shmoop breaks down what you can expect if you decide to make it your livelihood. Read More »
New Middle School Non-Fiction Program
Scholastic — Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Scholastic announced the release of a new non-fiction language arts program that uses profiles of contemporary figures ... to help middle school students learn to read critically, write with passion, and meet the high expectations of the Common Core State Standards. On the Record introduces students to complex texts... Read More »
HW 21's National Standards for Handwriting and Keyboarding
HW 21 Community — Tuesday, May 01, 2012
The HW 21 Community announced that their newly developed Written Language Production Standards (for Grades K–8) are now available for public review. These national standards are the only existing set of developmentally appropriate, research-based guidelines that integrate both handwriting and keyboarding instruction. Read More »
Shmoop Updates AP Exam Guides
Shmoop — Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Shmoop, a publisher of digital curriculum and test prep, is introducing guides and practice exams for 20 AP subjects, including AP World History, AP Physics B, and AP Environmental Science. The company has also added brand new practice exams to many of the guides... Read More »
New Version of WriteToLearn
Pearson — Monday, April 30, 2012
With the newest update to Pearson's award-winning online writing tool, WriteToLearn® students will receive even more feedback on grammar, punctuation and word-usage. WriteToLearn is the only online writing tool that provides automated scoring and immediate feedback to improve both reading comprehension and writing... Read More »
'Read on myON' Provides Free Access to Thousands of Digital Books
Capstone Digital — Monday, April 30, 2012
A new reading initiative in Hillsborough County, Florida, is designed to boost literacy among young students. Sponsored by several community organizations, "Read on myON" provides all Hillsborough County children from birth to eighth grade with access to myON reader from Capstone Digital. Read More »
Waterford Institute's Comprehensive English Language Curriculum
ford Institute — Monday, April 30, 2012
Waterford Institute™ announced the introduction of Classroom Advantage™ instructional software, a comprehensive reading, math, and science curriculum designed to assist teachers with whole classroom instruction using Interactive Whiteboards and LCD Projectors. Read More »
Over 250,000 Students in Upstate NY Using CCC! Streaming Media
New Dimension Media — Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Oneida-Herkimer-Madison BOCES in Utica, NY has adopted CCC! Streaming from New Dimension Media bringing the total number of students in upper NY using CCC! to over 250,000. Around the nation, others adopting CCC! this week are Platteville, Alma Center and Weyauwega-Fremont school districts in WI, and 5,000- students at American virtual Academy in CA. Read More »
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